Everyone looked like they were having the time of their lives! They all must have loved staging those knife fights, spear gun 'hunts', the flares, and the unexpected 'blood'! Barb is a great actress; I loved her 'death' scenes, hose slicing, and her evil grin.
Alec that is pretty amazing to watch. I can see all the hard work & effort you and the other divers put in to make Sea Hunt a reality.I know how much it means to you. The equipment, the underwater fighting and the scenes were incredible.Thanks for sharing your Hobby with us.. 5 stars buddy!
It's more like a sickness than a hobby but thanks for your comments PJ. Realize that we get no funding for this. Everyone travels to the event, pays for accommodation, gets his/her gear ready, even pays for air fills. But i think you can see from the smiles we're happy. Alec
That looked good fun, thanks for shareing. Now a couple of beers afterwards will round off a good day... I remember the days with my diving buddies, we always stopped at a country pub on the way home after a dive meet ...................
I grew up in the 80s with my grandpa throwing this type of scuba gear/weight belts into the 12ft. pool. He had us suiting up underwater/ clearing the old style masks. He learned to dive from the frogmen that came back after wwii. Great memories.
The 3 Silver Springs Sea Hunt events were spectacular - and unique. I know of no others like them ever happening. And the gear, displays, special visitors, underwater scenarios, etc. were really special. If you are a Vintage Scuba guy or a Sea Hunt nut, you shoulda' been there! Take care. Alec
This Sea Hunt Remembered brings back fond memories for me. I grew up here in Orlando, FL and was addicted to Sea Hunt. I did my first check out dive obtaining a C card from Florida Skin Divers Association with the Orlando Otters Diving Club. The water test was in Cristal River using steel 72s with a double hose regulator. While in the United States Coast Guard stationed in Miami I bought first sets of SCUBA tanks which were a set of steel double 50s that were used in the James Bond film Thunder Ball. Memories
Wow! FSDAwas well-known at one time but I think they've stopped operation. IDEA was related to that organization and they are still around. I was an Instructor Trainer for IDEA years ago but seldom hear of them anymore. And there are few places more exciting to do an open water dive than Crystal River. Neat story Steven. Alec
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Thank you for your kind reply. I love history of scuba and you are the only one online I learn a lot. Thank you for work so far. I back to your older videos from time to time and watching them with pleasure
It still amazes me as a modern day diver as to why we "must" use a BCD wing/jacket when clearly when the sport was in it's infancy this wasn't the case. Great video, I think I even saw the actual Mike Nelson there! :-)
Well, there's lots of things we didn't use in the 60's - BCS, pressure gauges, safe seconds, etc. But it wasn't because we refused to use them - they weren't available!! We didn't even think about it. It's not like I went diving and said to myself, "Gee. I'm not going to wear that BC thing today." We didn't HAVE that BC thing!!! In training we learned to adjust our weights for the depth we were diving. We pulled ourselves down or picked up rocks to get down. That's simply the way we dove! It was fun but it is much easier and safer now. Alec
By far one of the best "living history" events I've seen. It really take the age away from black and white and faded front covers when you can see it like this and just for a moment, you can imagin you're there and it's brand new equipment using the latest advances in diving.
I often watch an episode of Sea Hunt from my large original 16mm collection. I use it on a 50 year-old projector. It feels like I'm back in High School (my high school years were great!). alec
It would be good to see some of the ladies there sporting, I can only assume, White skirted masks and dive suites too. ua-cam.com/video/eKwDttn1jcA/v-deo.html
Great to hear that! There are amazing places in the Aegean for Diving. Hope you revisit. I got a friend living in Manittoba right now and i plan to come and visit him and we dive Ontario lake wrecks. Transparent cold waters.
Wuaooo is very good I feel sad that in my time 1970 (Cuba- Havana) I am 53 now I did not see this aventure but the idea that exist this hunt episode is so nice now I feel that I lost a precious moment in my life just because I lived in Cuba I am so sorry for me .
Thank a lot Alec I wil a locky guy is one day I can meet you and I will like to help you in any program as assistant teacher or simply student is gone be a honor for me Alec, right now I am trying to continuos my level of advanced water my isnstructor is Tom Carpenter is a good guy.
Huge fan of Sea Hunt since I was a young child I watch at least one episode every day. I just discovered your site. What a great bunch of folks you all are. Lloyd would be honored by all the hard work put into representing the series. Thank You so very much. Godbless all of you and Merry Christmas!! Gene Lewis from the Southern Outerbanks of NC PS we have great diving here!
Congratulations, shots ans scenes very well made. Thanks for reporting to life, and lets us newer generations diver know, what kind of equipments were used at the early 50's and 60's for divers. God bless.
It's a bunch of of old guys playing with their electric train set - without all the bother of wires and crap. And everyone who sees us loves it. Take care. Alec
While in the United States Coast Guard stationed in Miami I bought first sets of SCUBA tanks which were a set of steel double 50s that were used in the James Bond film Thunder Ball.
Oh yeah! Usually when I first arrive and get ready to dive I will go in with just a bathing suit. The water is a fresh 72 degrees which certainly has a cooling effect on the body but is also quite bearable. I do this for 2 reasons: 1. It simply looks very vintage. Many divers dove in a bathing suit only in the 50's and 60's, including myself. 2. I'm the only Canadian and I have to uphold our tradition of being used to the cold - and a bit crazy too. My Facebook page (alec peirce) has a good picture of myself and my incredible wife Diana diving at Silver Springs in bathing suits. Thanks for watching Sharkie. Alec
We didn't have any of the LifeGuard CO2 buoys and it would be a problem for the glass bottom boats to have these popping up. That and they are 50 to 60 years old so the rubber may burst. Look back in my Vintage Scuba at S02E03 to see my Lifeguard and watch me fire a Shark Dart CO2. Fun stuff.
Mr Pierce, I wish to go down to silver springs next year if you are having another Sea Hunt revival. Please let me know when the next Sea Hunt remembrance day in Silver Springs Florida is. Thank you and best wishes.
Hi Alec. Amazin See Hunt event. Lot of original scuba gear and action. Could you please let me know track name in 17:20 ? When will be another See Hunt Event? Thanks
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Thank you Alec. I found it at bensound.com the track name is "Epic" bensound-epic. To be honest I am watching Sea Hunt inbetween your videos. Especially Sea Hunt playlist. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to see video relation from another Sea Hunt event. Thank you
There is the very modern Kraken or updating old double hoses. Look for videos S07E17 and S08E06 on these two subjects to see how cool double hose diving can be today. A
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter ; You know, you have me buying vintage scuba equipment from eBay, to display. Now, I'm wanting to dive with double hose regulators😂. Appreciate you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Questions about the production have to go to Kevin who is watching right now. I'm pretty much a Jerry Lee Lewis fan which doesn't really fit in. Well, maybe recalling some of the dives I did, Great Balls of Fire would work - LOL. Thanks for watching. Alec
Hi Dalibor. Glad to answer. The music was from www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music was a great fit to each chapter in the video. In case any else asks, I will list all the bensound.com pieces in order played which was inter-mixed with some UA-cam music also. - Clap and Yell - Jazzyfrenchy - The Duel - Instinct - Epic - Badass - Happiness Kevin
Thanks Russ. Where you been? Haven't seen you for a while. The water at Silver Springs is pretty much the same year round - 72 degrees. Maybe a bit cooler in Jan/Feb/Mar. I have often made dives there in a bathing suit. It's cool but very diveable. The other divers think I'm crazy. Crazy Canuck they say. I like it. Personally I'd rather dive with no suit or, in cold water, in a wetsuit rather than a drysuit. I like the feel of the water when I'm diving. To me it's part of the experience. You may have seen my picture from 1965 diving in a lake in Canada. I have wetsuit jacket on only, no pants. Did that for years. Mind you I was in my teens. Still am according to Diana - in my head. Doesn't bother me being seventyteen! There's something really special about being in a bathing suit, putting on a steel 72 with a 2 hose regulator, a mask and fins and jumping in the water. The other day I helped a kid with a broken motorcycle on the side of the road. It was a 1987 Honda 550 4 that he'd fixed up to look just like an old cafe racer. It was a bit rough looking but pretty neat. He was just 19 and didn't seem to have much mechanical knowledge but was having fun trying. I had a bike just like it. The problem was fuel. His filter was full of crap. We cleaned it out and the bike ran fine. He took it for a short ride and when he came back I asked him if he always drove like that - like an old man, slow and easy. He said yes which is probably smart but I asked if I could try it out and of course he said yes. So off I went for a 5 minute ride, no helmet, on the highway, and I whaled on it pretty good- up to 4th in a few seconds and then back to him. Mighta' got to 90mph. All's good. So why the story? 2 reasons: 1. it confirms what I've said to Diana and other biker friends many times - I will never own another crotch rocket. I raced for several years (Ducati & Norton) and when I get on a bike I have to go fast. If I had a quick bike I'd be dead in a week. 2. It felt good! No helmet, like the old days, leaning over on a quick bike and feeling the vibrations and the wind. It was just like diving in the old days too!! Yes. I had a big smile. Talk soon. Alec
That's what I thought as well. I am basically good for at least a 55 minute dive in 66 degrees F. as I did one here about a month and a half ago. And we always saw Mike Nelson diving without a wetsuit all the time it seems. I;ve been busy and finally got back into the Red Sea about 2 months ago.
Hi Alec. I hope South Africa went well. I remember you touched on the origins of the Word SCUBA in one of your videos, I just watched sea-hunt episode 2x5 the count of Monte Cristo and what I noticed was Mike referred to a diving lung but the Stunt actor referred to being a good Scuba diver. the episode was aired feb 1/1959 does that correlate to your history of the terms introduction? Another thing I wanted to ask you was didn't the early tanks with only a shoulder strap hurt your back bone without any padding? thanks Owen m
We had a great time in South Africa. The diving was good. They sure have lots of sharks there. And we saw simply every animal in Africa on our safari - up close and personal too. We weren't just watching; we were interacting with them almost. We were charged by 2 elephants at different times, almost hit a rhino, were less than 10' from several female lions with cubs and on another day less than 10' from some big male lions. We saw Cape Buffalo every day, as close at 50'. And finally we saw a leopard. At one point it walked between our trucks. We could have reached down and touched it. These were all completely wild animals. There are no fences at the park we visited. It was pretty exciting. The term SCUBA was starting to be used by the early 60's. It wasn't in common use until the late 60's. Divers were usually called lung divers through the 50's or simply skin divers. It wasn't often that we dove without a suit of some sort. Only Mike Nelson did that. The straps were loose and the tank floats remember. I really don't recall that the tank ever hurt my back. We were diving recently in Silver Springs with a strap-only tank and I was in just a bathing suit. Didn't seem to be a problem. Thanks for watching Owen. Alec
Hi Alec it sounds like you had as much fun out of as in the water. Is it true that sharks only feed at night? I asked another diver about sharks and he said "they are just another fish". I have never seen one in person. you mentioned that the old steel tanks floated? the Aluminum ones today sink like a rock (my toe agrees!)ouch! the issue I had with my e-mail not receiving your messages was a changed setting at my end, if you do ever decide to sell some of your old 2 hose regulators hope you will let me know, Are you planning your next adventure yet? I also wanted to comment on the modern moldable mouthpieces, you mentioned them in a tech tip, I purchased one and molded it to my teeth and did a test dive, I found that it was choking the flow of air to my lungs, I changed to the safe second for the rest of the dive. I think what happened was my teeth are too close together or I bit down too much during the molding as opposed to the rubber ones that keep your teeth apart further.it was worth a try, but I would not recommend them to anyone. Thanks Owen m
Hi Alec. really enjoyed your shark diving with the bait ball video (WOW!) Anyways I wanted to ask you, I just watched the sea hunt 3-14 episode about saving two kids in a cave with some explosives ,what caught my eye is that the two kids were using single hose regs and a 20 cf ? tanks, were these considered toys at the time (1960) I recall in one of your tech tips you said your dive instructor said never use those single hose regs they will kill you. Also I noticed in most of the sea hunt episodes so far that the "J" valves are in reserve position and don't have a cord attached were they using those audible low in tank monitors that you spoke about? It is kind of funny in many of the show shots they refer to being down 100 feet but you see the underside of the water 10 feet above them. It was still a new world for most of the watchers. Thanks Owen M
Wow! Lots of thoughts. 2 hose regs are quite clumsy so I'm guessing it was easier for kids (like Jeff and Cindy Bridges - Lloyd's kids) to use small tanks and a single hose reg. Despite the negativity about them from older divers, the early single hose regs worked pretty good. Most of the underwater scenes were in 15 to 20' of water - clear, fresh water usually in Silver Springs, Florida. A reserve just wasn't needed. Plus they always had an experienced safety diver close by. Leon Benson of ZIV Productions was notoriously cheap so he probably wanted the entire tank used up before he'd pay for a fill. A related, little-known story about diver safety is that on the very first day of underwater shooting, after maybe 4 hours of scuba training the day before, Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) jumped into the water at Silver Springs and started down, cameras rolling. Then he stopped and started right back up. He had no air! Yep! Somebody gave Mike Nelson an empty tank on his first dive!! Thanks for watching. Alec
thanks Alec I guess the lesson here was everyone should check their own equipment, always! I guess my question about the single hose regs was when did they first come out, and were they slow to replace the standard two hose type of the time?Owen m
Let me tell u something Alec why is not possible to produce again another episode of Sea Hunt is not possible that u know you and other people maybe new generation that work in this proyect I think is good thing is youo do it probably many people from this generation do not know this incredible work for me is the continuation of the Costau proyect Alec proyect why not just think about aventure is what all kid have to dream just think on that and God bless u for this work that you do advising and teaching many people I hope one day I can meet u and I can take a picture with u
Thanks very much Hector. A chap from Atlanta, Georgia come into Scuba 2000 one evening when I was there. He was an avid follower of my videos and really liked Sea Hunt too. We had quite a good time together and I offered to take a picture of him with myself. He was quite thrilled. Then I asked him (while keeping a serious face) if he'd like a picture of himself standing on the Tech Tips set. So we did so. Now bear in mind that the "set" is the service bench at the store, nothing special at all. Kevin just sets up the lights and I stand there and do my thing. But he was really excited and said his dive buddies would be very envious at the next club meeting when they saw his pictures. It was pretty neat to see someone so enthusiastic. Reminded me of myself when I was starting diving. I'd love to take a picture with you Hector. BTW, where do you live and what's your first language? There was an attempt to re-make Sea Hunt in 1987 but it was not the same and ran for only a short while. You can still find these episodes on Google. Look for 'Sea Hunt 1987'. Oddly, it was supposed to be set in Florida but the land scenes were filmed in British Columbia, Canada. The original series hit a home run for many reasons and that will never be repeated in today's world of computers, video games and cynicism. It sure is fun looking back though. I'm glad you're enjoying it. Take care. Alec
Everyone looked like they were having the time of their lives! They all must have loved staging those knife fights, spear gun 'hunts', the flares, and the unexpected 'blood'! Barb is a great actress; I loved her 'death' scenes, hose slicing, and her evil grin.
Yep! Barb's smile is evil.
We sure have a lot of fun - a bunch of old guys acting out their youth.
Alec
Alec that is pretty amazing to watch. I can see all the hard work & effort you and the other divers put in to make Sea Hunt a reality.I know how much it means to you. The equipment, the underwater fighting and the scenes were incredible.Thanks for sharing your Hobby with us.. 5 stars buddy!
It's more like a sickness than a hobby but thanks for your comments PJ.
Realize that we get no funding for this. Everyone travels to the event, pays for accommodation, gets his/her gear ready, even pays for air fills.
But i think you can see from the smiles we're happy.
Alec
That looked good fun, thanks for shareing. Now a couple of beers afterwards will round off a good day... I remember the days with my diving buddies, we always stopped at a country pub on the way home after a dive meet ...................
A lot of good dives became memorable dives at the pub!!
Thanks for watching.
Alec
I grew up in the 80s with my grandpa throwing this type of scuba gear/weight belts into the 12ft. pool. He had us suiting up underwater/ clearing the old style masks. He learned to dive from the frogmen that came back after wwii. Great memories.
I was there at the Sea Hunt event. It was a great time!! Silver wetsuits!!
The 3 Silver Springs Sea Hunt events were spectacular - and unique. I know of no others like them ever happening.
And the gear, displays, special visitors, underwater scenarios, etc. were really special.
If you are a Vintage Scuba guy or a Sea Hunt nut, you shoulda' been there!
Take care.
Alec
This Sea Hunt Remembered brings back fond memories for me. I
grew up here in Orlando, FL and was addicted to Sea Hunt. I did my first check
out dive obtaining a C card from Florida Skin Divers Association with the Orlando Otters Diving Club. The water test was in Cristal River using
steel 72s with a double hose regulator. While in the United States Coast Guard
stationed in Miami I bought first sets of SCUBA tanks which were a set of steel
double 50s that were used in the James Bond film Thunder Ball. Memories
Wow! FSDAwas well-known at one time but I think they've stopped operation. IDEA was related to that organization and they are still around. I was an Instructor Trainer for IDEA years ago but seldom hear of them anymore.
And there are few places more exciting to do an open water dive than Crystal River.
Neat story Steven.
Alec
Super cool event. Lot of great scuba gear and fun, clear water and great divers, looking forward to see more of Sea Hunt Remembered events
Thanks for watching!
Wow that was a classic.....
And only we have dived it. Not open to the public, ever.
Alec...this was the greatest 25 minutes I have ever spent watching a video...I only wish I could have been there...thank you and thanks again!!
I'm glad you liked it.
Thanks for watching.
Alec
I miss good old vintage scuba videos
Me too. Promise more will be coming in 2022 when the world smartens up more.
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Thank you for your kind reply. I love history of scuba and you are the only one online I learn a lot. Thank you for work so far. I back to your older videos from time to time and watching them with pleasure
It still amazes me as a modern day diver as to why we "must" use a BCD wing/jacket when clearly when the sport was in it's infancy this wasn't the case.
Great video, I think I even saw the actual Mike Nelson there! :-)
"I think I even saw the actual Mike Nelson there!"
Welcome to the Twilight Zone. ;-)
SeikiBrian think that was auto correct, not as good as it used to be lol
Well, there's lots of things we didn't use in the 60's - BCS, pressure gauges, safe seconds, etc. But it wasn't because we refused to use them - they weren't available!! We didn't even think about it. It's not like I went diving and said to myself, "Gee. I'm not going to wear that BC thing today." We didn't HAVE that BC thing!!!
In training we learned to adjust our weights for the depth we were diving. We pulled ourselves down or picked up rocks to get down. That's simply the way we dove! It was fun but it is much easier and safer now.
Alec
By far one of the best "living history" events I've seen. It really take the age away from black and white and faded front covers when you can see it like this and just for a moment, you can imagin you're there and it's brand new equipment using the latest advances in diving.
I often watch an episode of Sea Hunt from my large original 16mm collection. I use it on a 50 year-old projector.
It feels like I'm back in High School (my high school years were great!).
alec
It would be good to see some of the ladies there sporting, I can only assume, White skirted masks and dive suites too. ua-cam.com/video/eKwDttn1jcA/v-deo.html
That's was fun to watch. Thanks to all involved!
Glad you liked our old guy diving.
A
Another great video Alec! Sea Hunt rocks!
Awesome to see your subscribers so close to 6k now Alec.
Thanks Peter.
It's partly due to your support and others too and I appreciate that.
Alec
Great to see you have all this fun. Diving is indeed for all ages. I wish i age well like you and continue diving non stop. Cheers from Athens Greece.
Aha! I have dived in Greece (Santorini). Have you dived in Canada yet?
Good to hear from you.
Thanks for watching.
Alec
Great to hear that! There are amazing places in the Aegean for Diving. Hope you revisit. I got a friend living in Manittoba right now and i plan to come and visit him and we dive Ontario lake wrecks. Transparent cold waters.
If you like take a look on our team's wreck and cave explorations. www.grafasdiving.gr/en/shipwrecks/
Magnificent
Wuaooo is very good I feel sad that in my time 1970 (Cuba- Havana) I am 53 now I did not see this aventure but the idea that exist this hunt episode is so nice now I feel that I lost a precious moment in my life just because I lived in Cuba I am so sorry for me .
You can still watch them all and pretend you're a kid Hector.
Take care.
Alec
Thank a lot Alec I wil a locky guy is one day I can meet you and I will like to help you in any program as assistant teacher or simply student is gone be a honor for me Alec, right now I am trying to continuos my level of advanced water my isnstructor is Tom Carpenter is a good guy.
Great video. Sea Hunt was before my time but your videos have made me a fan, thank you for that! Looks like you all had a fantastic time doing this.
Yep. We did and do.
Thanks for watching.
Alec
Huge fan of Sea Hunt since I was a young child I watch at least one episode every day. I just discovered your site. What a great bunch of folks you all are. Lloyd would be honored by all the hard work put into representing the series. Thank You so very much. Godbless all of you and Merry Christmas!! Gene Lewis from the Southern Outerbanks of NC
PS we have great diving here!
Merry Christmas to you and watch Sea Hunt reruns over the holidays.
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Always!
Congratulations, shots ans scenes very well made. Thanks for reporting to life, and lets us newer generations diver know, what kind of equipments were used at the early 50's and 60's for divers. God bless.
Thank you very much!
This looks like so much fun
It's a bunch of of old guys playing with their electric train set - without all the bother of wires and crap.
And everyone who sees us loves it.
Take care.
Alec
While in the United States Coast Guard stationed in Miami I bought first sets of
SCUBA tanks which were a set of steel double 50s that were used in the James
Bond film Thunder Ball.
Awesome! 😬👍👍👍
Yep! I love it too.
Thanks, Alec
sooo very cool !
No one was brave enough to go in with just swim trunks??? lol! Nice video!
Oh yeah!
Usually when I first arrive and get ready to dive I will go in with just a bathing suit.
The water is a fresh 72 degrees which certainly has a cooling effect on the body but is also quite bearable.
I do this for 2 reasons:
1. It simply looks very vintage. Many divers dove in a bathing suit only in the 50's and 60's, including myself.
2. I'm the only Canadian and I have to uphold our tradition of being used to the cold - and a bit crazy too.
My Facebook page (alec peirce) has a good picture of myself and my incredible wife Diana diving at Silver Springs in bathing suits.
Thanks for watching Sharkie.
Alec
great video
I seen the underwater flare that was neat but how about the auto inflating Marker buoy? any leads on how they were made?
We didn't have any of the LifeGuard CO2 buoys and it would be a problem for the glass bottom boats to have these popping up. That and they are 50 to 60 years old so the rubber may burst. Look back in my Vintage Scuba at S02E03 to see my Lifeguard and watch me fire a Shark Dart CO2. Fun stuff.
Mr Pierce, I wish to go down to silver springs next year if you are having another Sea Hunt revival. Please let me know when the next Sea Hunt remembrance day in Silver Springs Florida is. Thank you and best wishes.
Will do James. Keep watch on the Facebook page for updates. facebook.com/search/top?q=sea%20hunt%20forever
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter thank you mr. Peirce.
Hi Alec. Amazin See Hunt event. Lot of original scuba gear and action. Could you please let me know track name in 17:20 ? When will be another See Hunt Event? Thanks
Not sure what you're looking for. I can't see a "track name" at that point in the video.
We're hoping for another Sea Hunt in 2021.
Alec
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Thank you Alec. I found it at bensound.com the track name is "Epic" bensound-epic. To be honest I am watching Sea Hunt inbetween your videos. Especially Sea Hunt playlist. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to see video relation from another Sea Hunt event. Thank you
That is all Kevin's work in 'post production' as he calls it.
Didnt they film creature from the black lagoon underwater scenes at silver springs
Absolutely they did. Plus Sea Hunt, several movies and other TV shows.
A
The fight scenes are amazing. Hope they are not real knives. Background music was perfect.
The knives are rubber, the spear guns file CO2 cartridges. Thank Kevin for the edit and music and shooting us.
WOW incredible. Can the public dive here or just for Sea Hunt folks?
No way. It's a state park and took us almost a year a LOTS of paper work to dive there.
Lets bring back the voit lung with modern internals.
There is the very modern Kraken or updating old double hoses. Look for videos S07E17 and S08E06 on these two subjects to see how cool double hose diving can be today.
A
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter ; You know, you have me buying vintage scuba equipment from eBay, to display. Now, I'm wanting to dive with double hose regulators😂. Appreciate you.
Great footage. Looks like one hella entertaining day!
btw what's the music from 21,02-21,53? Found the rest but that one eludes me.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Questions about the production have to go to Kevin who is watching right now.
I'm pretty much a Jerry Lee Lewis fan which doesn't really fit in.
Well, maybe recalling some of the dives I did, Great Balls of Fire would work - LOL.
Thanks for watching.
Alec
Hi Dalibor. Glad to answer. The music was from www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music was a great fit to each chapter in the video. In case any else asks, I will list all the bensound.com pieces in order played which was inter-mixed with some UA-cam music also.
- Clap and Yell
- Jazzyfrenchy
- The Duel
- Instinct
- Epic
- Badass
- Happiness
Kevin
Alec when is the next time ur coming down to Florida and where.
Can't be sure but we usually have a Vintage/Sea Hunt event in March.
Diana and I go to Florida a couple of times each winter.
Alec
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter Ok Alec hope to see you next March or an event if sooner and u let us know....thanks for ur videos..
How cold is the water at that time of year?
Thanks Russ. Where you been?
Haven't seen you for a while.
The water at Silver Springs is pretty much the same year round - 72 degrees. Maybe a bit cooler in Jan/Feb/Mar.
I have often made dives there in a bathing suit. It's cool but very diveable.
The other divers think I'm crazy. Crazy Canuck they say.
I like it. Personally I'd rather dive with no suit or, in cold water, in a wetsuit rather than a drysuit.
I like the feel of the water when I'm diving. To me it's part of the experience.
You may have seen my picture from 1965 diving in a lake in Canada. I have wetsuit jacket on only, no pants. Did that for years. Mind you I was in my teens. Still am according to Diana - in my head.
Doesn't bother me being seventyteen!
There's something really special about being in a bathing suit, putting on a steel 72 with a 2 hose regulator, a mask and fins and jumping in the water.
The other day I helped a kid with a broken motorcycle on the side of the road. It was a 1987 Honda 550 4 that he'd fixed up to look just like an old cafe racer. It was a bit rough looking but pretty neat. He was just 19 and didn't seem to have much mechanical knowledge but was having fun trying. I had a bike just like it. The problem was fuel. His filter was full of crap. We cleaned it out and the bike ran fine. He took it for a short ride and when he came back I asked him if he always drove like that - like an old man, slow and easy. He said yes which is probably smart but I asked if I could try it out and of course he said yes. So off I went for a 5 minute ride, no helmet, on the highway, and I whaled on it pretty good- up to 4th in a few seconds and then back to him. Mighta' got to 90mph. All's good.
So why the story? 2 reasons: 1. it confirms what I've said to Diana and other biker friends many times - I will never own another crotch rocket. I raced for several years (Ducati & Norton) and when I get on a bike I have to go fast. If I had a quick bike I'd be dead in a week. 2. It felt good! No helmet, like the old days, leaning over on a quick bike and feeling the vibrations and the wind. It was just like diving in the old days too!! Yes. I had a big smile.
Talk soon.
Alec
That's what I thought as well. I am basically good for at least a 55 minute dive in 66 degrees F. as I did one here about a month and a half ago. And we always saw Mike Nelson diving without a wetsuit all the time it seems. I;ve been busy and finally got back into the Red Sea about 2 months ago.
Hi Alec. I hope South Africa went well. I remember you touched on the origins of the Word SCUBA in one of your videos, I just watched sea-hunt episode 2x5 the count of Monte Cristo and what I noticed was Mike referred to a diving lung but the Stunt actor referred to being a good Scuba diver. the episode was aired feb 1/1959 does that correlate to your history of the terms introduction? Another thing I wanted to ask you was didn't the early tanks with only a shoulder strap hurt your back bone without any padding? thanks Owen m
We had a great time in South Africa. The diving was good. They sure have lots of sharks there. And we saw simply every animal in Africa on our safari - up close and personal too. We weren't just watching; we were interacting with them almost. We were charged by 2 elephants at different times, almost hit a rhino, were less than 10' from several female lions with cubs and on another day less than 10' from some big male lions. We saw Cape Buffalo every day, as close at 50'. And finally we saw a leopard. At one point it walked between our trucks. We could have reached down and touched it. These were all completely wild animals. There are no fences at the park we visited. It was pretty exciting.
The term SCUBA was starting to be used by the early 60's. It wasn't in common use until the late 60's. Divers were usually called lung divers through the 50's or simply skin divers.
It wasn't often that we dove without a suit of some sort. Only Mike Nelson did that. The straps were loose and the tank floats remember. I really don't recall that the tank ever hurt my back. We were diving recently in Silver Springs with a strap-only tank and I was in just a bathing suit. Didn't seem to be a problem.
Thanks for watching Owen.
Alec
Hi Alec it sounds like you had as much fun out of as in the water. Is it true that sharks only feed at night? I asked another diver about sharks and he said "they are just another fish". I have never seen one in person. you mentioned that the old steel tanks floated? the Aluminum ones today sink like a rock (my toe agrees!)ouch! the issue I had with my e-mail not receiving your messages was a changed setting at my end, if you do ever decide to sell some of your old 2 hose regulators hope you will let me know, Are you planning your next adventure yet? I also wanted to comment on the modern moldable mouthpieces, you mentioned them in a tech tip, I purchased one and molded it to my teeth and did a test dive, I found that it was choking the flow of air to my lungs, I changed to the safe second for the rest of the dive. I think what happened was my teeth are too close together or I bit down too much during the molding as opposed to the rubber ones that keep your teeth apart further.it was worth a try, but I would not recommend them to anyone. Thanks Owen m
Wow
Told you there was lots to watch.
Hi Alec. really enjoyed your shark diving with the bait ball video (WOW!) Anyways I wanted to ask you, I just watched the sea hunt 3-14 episode about saving two kids in a cave with some explosives ,what caught my eye is that the two kids were using single hose regs and a 20 cf ? tanks, were these considered toys at the time (1960) I recall in one of your tech tips you said your dive instructor said never use those single hose regs they will kill you. Also I noticed in most of the sea hunt episodes so far that the "J" valves are in reserve position and don't have a cord attached were they using those audible low in tank monitors that you spoke about? It is kind of funny in many of the show shots they refer to being down 100 feet but you see the underside of the water 10 feet above them. It was still a new world for most of the watchers. Thanks Owen M
Wow! Lots of thoughts.
2 hose regs are quite clumsy so I'm guessing it was easier for kids (like Jeff and Cindy Bridges - Lloyd's kids) to use small tanks and a single hose reg. Despite the negativity about them from older divers, the early single hose regs worked pretty good.
Most of the underwater scenes were in 15 to 20' of water - clear, fresh water usually in Silver Springs, Florida. A reserve just wasn't needed. Plus they always had an experienced safety diver close by. Leon Benson of ZIV Productions was notoriously cheap so he probably wanted the entire tank used up before he'd pay for a fill.
A related, little-known story about diver safety is that on the very first day of underwater shooting, after maybe 4 hours of scuba training the day before, Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) jumped into the water at Silver Springs and started down, cameras rolling.
Then he stopped and started right back up. He had no air! Yep! Somebody gave Mike Nelson an empty tank on his first dive!!
Thanks for watching.
Alec
thanks Alec I guess the lesson here was everyone should check their own equipment, always! I guess my question about the single hose regs was when did they first come out, and were they slow to replace the standard two hose type of the time?Owen m
Ha ha OMG a war of Mike Nelsons!
So much fun too. Don't know when we will ever be able to do it again as most everyone in the group is over 50!.
@@AlecPeirceScuba_SeaHunter I hope you do. One thing is you got it recorded well. :D You have your own Sea Hunt movie.
Nelson v Nelson ! I'll bet on Nelson. "Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop breathing mixed gas"
Hey Alec would you mind if I did a shout out to this video!!!
Everyone did an awesome job!
Sure Mark. That's great!
Thanks. Alec
Awesome thanks, I put a little something together with a link to the video and your UA-cam page!
Let me tell u something Alec why is not possible to produce again another episode of Sea Hunt is not possible that u know you and other people maybe new generation that work in this proyect I think is good thing is youo do it probably many people from this generation do not know this incredible work for me is the continuation of the Costau proyect Alec proyect why not just think about aventure is what all kid have to dream just think on that and God bless u for this work that you do advising and teaching many people I hope one day I can meet u and I can take a picture with u
Thanks very much Hector.
A chap from Atlanta, Georgia come into Scuba 2000 one evening when I was there. He was an avid follower of my videos and really liked Sea Hunt too. We had quite a good time together and I offered to take a picture of him with myself. He was quite thrilled. Then I asked him (while keeping a serious face) if he'd like a picture of himself standing on the Tech Tips set. So we did so. Now bear in mind that the "set" is the service bench at the store, nothing special at all. Kevin just sets up the lights and I stand there and do my thing. But he was really excited and said his dive buddies would be very envious at the next club meeting when they saw his pictures. It was pretty neat to see someone so enthusiastic. Reminded me of myself when I was starting diving.
I'd love to take a picture with you Hector.
BTW, where do you live and what's your first language?
There was an attempt to re-make Sea Hunt in 1987 but it was not the same and ran for only a short while. You can still find these episodes on Google. Look for 'Sea Hunt 1987'. Oddly, it was supposed to be set in Florida but the land scenes were filmed in British Columbia, Canada.
The original series hit a home run for many reasons and that will never be repeated in today's world of computers, video games and cynicism.
It sure is fun looking back though. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Take care.
Alec
Alec your shout out is done
it's on my UA-cam Page
Thanks again for all you do
Thank you Mark. I hope all who see it enjoy it too.
Alec
The video is all about you Alec and Sea Hunt Remembered
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Any one have a lead on where to buy a silver or black wetsuit i all ready have my tanks and double hose regulator
I now one place. Watch this video to get the name: ua-cam.com/video/tF30o3K6OKg/v-deo.html
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